Kattails just sent me this, and wondered whether the release of this video might have been timed to correspond with Biden’s speech today. Interesting thought! It was certainly timed to coincide with the graduation ceremonies that more than 3,000 class of 2021 graduates will not be able to attend because they died from gun violence. Well …
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Moloch is Hungry
So a George W. Bush appointed federal judge in California has decided that the state has no compelling interest in banning assault weapons, inter alia declaring that: “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment…” I’ve always found my AR-15 to be …
There Will Never Be An Excuse For This
The New Yorker has a story on gun ghoul Wayne LaPierre’s botched hunting trip in which he murdered an elephant, but did so in the most incompetent manner possible, having to shoot it multiple times because he literally can not hit a fucking elephant at 15 yards with a rifle. The link is here, and …
And We Have an Active Shooter/Mass Shooter in Knoxville
Cheryl indicated in comments that there was an active shooting at a school in Knoxville. Multiple agencies are on the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. Multiple gunshot victims reported, including a KPD officer. The investigation remains active at this time. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/ViQirnQSpx — Knoxville Police TN (@Knoxville_PD) April …
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I Will Never Understand Gun Nuts
This came across my twitter feed this morning: extremely psycho shit thanks pic.twitter.com/E6Lfbe9lE6 — LB™️ “???? ?????” ? (@LydiaBurrell) April 3, 2021 WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? I do not understand it. I do not understand the need to have a gun everywhere you go, I do not understand how they look at them …
No Way to Prevent This… (Open Thread)
Thanks to the coronavirus, The Onion didn’t have much of an opportunity in 2020 to retweet this classic headline over a photo of a recent mass shooting site: ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/c1FEE0smko pic.twitter.com/u0TucOuQ71 — The Onion (@TheOnion) March 23, 2021 As the pandemic recedes, mass shootings …
Late Night Open Thread: Magical Objects of Worship & Veneration
If Republicans concede that yes, mass shootings are the price we pay for freedom, at least we can an honest debate. https://t.co/i1E275OXaa — Alex Hazanov. (@alexhazanov) March 23, 2021 To its worshippers, a gun is not a tool, it is a powerful implement of magic. It makes a terrified woman equal to a violent home …
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